Can we anticipate a market correction?
Investors are being urged to prepare a defensive portfolio. That’s the advice from deVere Group, in response to the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook report
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The future of banking: simplicity and protectionism?
Iceland is considering a revolutionary monetary proposal – taking the power to create money from commercial banks and giving it to the central bank
Cyber threats replace IP as major concern for business with China
IP rights are a big issue for China with the country known for piracy – is this changing and how has this impacted the country?
Stonefield: Post-crisis, companies will do a deal as quickly as possible
A leading legal expert says companies’ risk exposure, particularly in Africa, is higher than ever before
Don’t kill the chicken to get the golden eggs: Hong Kong versus China
The Umbrella Movement – the recent demonstrations in Hong Kong have drawn the world’s attention towards the relationship with the Chinese mainland and it’s isolated financial capital Hong Kong
Iceland questions fractional reserve system
Iceland – nowhere was more affected by the global financial crisis but with a staggering recovery could the country have found a cure for bad banking?
How will Shell and BG change energy markets?
In perhaps the highest profile oil and gas M&A deal this decade – Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy exploration company BG Group in a transaction worth over £47bn
Is Iran the next biggest economy since the fall of the Wall?
Market analyst says emerging market players will be able to engage in business opportunities more readily than their Western counterparts
Jordan’s success amid turmoil
Attractive regulations and legal security are making Jordan a calm investment prospect within the tumultuous Middle East, says Musa Shihadeh
China: No more Maoist one-man policies?
How concerned is the US about China’s rise as a rival financial superpower?
M&A: Identifying synergies and pitfalls in external growth
Mergers and acquisitions have really taken off over the last couple of years with small, medium, and large firms attempting to grow externally rather than internally
Growth of the Omani bond market
European investors among the most excited to participate in the Omani growth story
Could rising cost of oil cause exploration to halt?
Oil market analyst says the cost of exploration is expected to increase
